Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Elevator finally opens at Briarwood

Straphangers got a welcome surprise at the Briarwood subway station as they headed to work Monday morning — the elevator was finally running, three years after it was initially scheduled to be completed in 2014.

The elevator at the Briarwood station, which serves the E and F trains, was built as part of the $159 million Kew Gardens Interchange project, conducted by the state Department of Transportation in order to widen the nearby Van Wyck Expressway.

It was delayed many times, most recently due to 1,000-pound "specialized equipment that needed to be ordered to complete work on the elevator" necessary for its security cameras, fire alarm and intercom, the DOT said in March.

The equipment was later installed in the MTA’s communications room, officials said.

3 years, I guess I shouldn't complain anymore about the 2 year delay at the Lefferts Blvd station for that elevator or even the year long process for a staircase (that is still not open, raging update coming soon.)

I can only imagine the ardrous search for this equipment, I couldn't find the clip and it may be an obscure reference, but I recall a scene in the movie "my bodyguard" when the wimpy kid was helping the big guy find a carburetor for his crappy motorcycle in the junkyard.

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